Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2014 approves all proposals by the Board of Directors
The ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange MBTN) held on 29 April 2014 approved all proposals by the Board of Directors with clear majorities. In total, 17,382,191 registered shares were represented, corresponding to approximately 19.4% of the share capital registered in the commercial register. 304 shareholders personally attended the General Meeting. These shareholders and third parties represented 1,266,033 registered shares. The independent proxy represented 16,116,158 registered shares.
The General Meeting approved the proposals by the Board of Directors as follows:
1.1) The General Meeting of Shareholders approved the annual report, the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements 2013.
1.2) The General Meeting of Shareholders approved the remuneration report 2013 in a consultative vote with 92.71%.
2) The General Meeting of Shareholders followed the proposal by the Board of Directors to carry forward the balance of retained earnings in the amount of TCHF 296,296.
3) The members of the Board of Directors and of the Management were granted release (“Entlastung”) for the business year 2013.
4.1) The present members of the Board of Directors Peter M. Wagner, Dr Alexander Vogel, Rudolf Güdel, Heinz Roth, Peter Pauli und Prof Dr Konrad Wegener were re-elected for a term of one year until the end of the next ordinary Shareholders‘ Meeting (in individual elections). Peter M. Wagner was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
4.2) Dr Alexander Vogel, Peter M. Wagner und Rudolf Güdel were elected as members of the Nomination and Compensation Committee for a term of one year until the end of the next ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (in individual elections).
5) PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd, Bern, was re-elected as auditors for another period of one year.
6) Mr lic iur André Weber was elected as the independent proxy holder of the Company for a term of one year until the end of the next ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
7.1) The General Meeting of Shareholders voted with 94.07% in favour of the creation of authorised capital in a maximum amount of CHF 240,000.00, corresponding to 4,800,000 registered shares, to be fully paid-in, with a nominal value of CHF 0.05 each. The increase of share capital out of this authorised capital is possible until 29 April 2016. The corresponding Article 3a of the Articles of Association was also changed with the approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
7.2) The General Meeting of Shareholders approved with 67.93% a comprehensive amendment of the Articles of Association in conjunction with the Ordinance against excessive compensation in stock exchange listed companies (OAEC).
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Werner Buchholz
Head of Corporate Communications
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werner.buchholz@meyerburger.com
Ingrid Carstensen
Corporate Communications
Phone +41 (0)33 221 28 34
ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com
About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
www.meyerburger.com
Meyer Burger is a leading global technology Group specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The Group’s focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. The Group currently employs more than 1,700 people across three continents. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.
The Group’s offering in systems, production equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on the entire value chain.
The Group’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger Group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The Group is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
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